Judge asks state DOC to end Schuylkill County prison restrictions
Now that the inmate population at the Schuylkill County prison is well below its approved capacity, President Judge William E. Baldwin has made the case that the state Department of Corrections end its...
View ArticleSchuylkill IU 29 students' efforts add up in state math competition; 2 move...
Two Tamaqua eighth-graders made it into the semifinals Wednesday during the 2016 Pennsylvania State 24 Challenge Tournament in Harrisburg. Matthew Zizelmann and Zachery Frie, who were representing...
View ArticleAround the region, June 16, 2016
n Gilberton: Continental Hose Company No. 3 will have a hoagie sale from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the firehouse, 330 Main St. The cost is $6 per hoagie and types include regular, ham and cheese,...
View ArticleWest Mahanoy Township man waives right to preliminary hearing
FRACKVILLE — A West Mahanoy Township man charged with raping a teenage girl earlier this year waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday. Michael S. Catherman, 56, of 42 S. Wylam St., was...
View Article8 Schuylkill projects receive county funding
The Schuylkill County Affordable Housing Trust Fund awarded $160,944 to eight projects in the county. The county commissioners approved the 2016 funding recommendations Wednesday at a work session....
View ArticlePolice log, June 16, 2016
Police report DUI patrols The North Central PA Regional DUI Enforcement Program reported the results of Roving DUI Patrols and Sobriety Checkpoints conducted recently on area roadways. Police said...
View ArticleMahanoy City council appoints new fire chief
MAHANOY CITY — The borough has a new fire chief with the appointment of Daniel J. Markiewicz by the borough council at Tuesday’s meeting. Markiewicz will fill the fire boots left with the retirement of...
View ArticleBear sighted in Pottsville
A brown-colored black bear made an unexpected visit to a backyard in Pottsville Tuesday. The bear was seen about 7:30 p.m. in the backyard of 800 N. 16th St. “It looked up at me and it didn’t stop...
View ArticleCounty Islamic Society buys Mechanicsville Playground
MECHANICSVILLE — The Islamic Society of Schuylkill County has bought the Mechanicsville Playground that was up for sale at auction earlier this month. The 1.837-acre playground was not heavily used by...
View ArticleAnnual Great Kulpmont Cruise to honor veterans
The Great Kulpmont Cruise will honor veterans with the title of grand marshal and a special program. The 14th annual cruise will be held Sunday, with registration at 11:30 a.m. at Holy Angels picnic...
View ArticleCriminal court, June 17, 2016
Five men admitted Wednesday in Schuylkill County Court that they violated protection from abuse orders, including one who did it three times in one month. Jeffrey S. Seveland, 42, pleaded guilty to...
View ArticleJury picked for Coaldale murder trial
Stanley E. Kralik will tell his side of the story when he goes on trial Monday morning for allegedly killing a man in January 2014 in Coaldale, his lawyer told prospective jurors Thursday. “You’re...
View ArticleDeeds, June 17, 2016
Deeds Butler Township — Dennis J. Devine to Roy C. Green; 151 Germanville Road; $125,000. Eldred Township — Nancy Bonomo and Carl Witmer to Nancy Bonomo and Carl Witmer; 133 Zion Church Road, Pitman;...
View ArticleGillingham approves 2016-17 budget, questions future leases
The Gillingham Charter School Board of Trustees on Thursday approved the school’s 2016-17 budget. It’s a spending plan made up of $3,450,752 in revenue and $3,392,042 in expenditures, Rachel...
View ArticleMahanoy Township looking into bear problem
MAHANOY CITY — Mahanoy Township has bear problems, and the supervisors are advising residents to be observant in the great outdoors and hide the food. During Thursday’s meeting, township Chairman James...
View ArticleCounty to receive more than $48 million for road improvements
Schuylkill County will see more than $48 million in road improvements over the next four years and more than $151 million over the next 12, according to the draft of the Northeastern Pennsylvania...
View ArticleBeekeeper returns to Pottsville, removes bees from Charles Baber Cemetery
A beekeeper who removed thousands of honeybees from a tree near Union Station in Pottsville on Tuesday was back in the city Thursday to capture another swarm at Charles Baber Cemetery. “Pottsville is...
View ArticlePolice log, June 17, 2016
DUI checkpoints, patrols scheduled The North Central Regional Sobriety Checkpoint DUI Taskforce announced that Sobriety Checkpoints and Roving DUI Patrols will be conducted through Monday on routes 61,...
View ArticleWilliams Valley wins state softball championship
STATE COLLEGE — State champs! Times two! Williams Valley won its second PIAA Class A softball championship in four years in dramatic fashion Thursday, defeating West Greene 3-2 at Penn State’s Nittany...
View ArticlePittie Palooza aims to educate public, offer wine tasting for breed advocates
Regional dog lovers don’t want anyone to bully their breeds. Pit bull-centric women’s apparel website, PittieChicks.com, and Lehigh Valley Pitbull Awareness Club host Pittie Palooza, a dog-friendly...
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